"Supersize" is McDonald's code word for asking for large fries and a large beverage to "go" with one of their sandwich or salad entrees. It is an appropriate term to be included in the title of the 2004 documentary produced by Morgan Spurlock that shows his 30-day experiment in extreme fast food eating. Spurlock spends those 30 days eating nothing but McDonald's food. He gets fat, becomes ill and vomits a lot. He documents headaches, a 25-pound weight gain, lower sex drive and elevated blood pressure. It is supposed to teach people the problems in eating without thinking, particularly aiming at the horrors of fast food.
While it is interesting, it is just as clear that
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